World News

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Saudi border forces accused of killing ’hundreds of Ethiopian migrants’
Witnesses crossing from Yemen report being fired at with machine guns and seeing decaying bodies.
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Outrage in Greece as the second anniversary of the train disaster prompts mass protests
The aftermath of the collision that resulted in 57 deaths has put pressure on the Prime Minister amidst a growing belief in a cover-up by the authorities.
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Trump buried his ex-wife on the grounds of a golf club to gain tax benefits, according to media reports
Donald Trump has been accused of burying first wife Ivana at his New Jersey golf club to exploit state tax exemptions on cemeteries.
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University students whipped 185 times with rattan sticks for LGBTQ+ relations
Two university students have been flogged 185 times with rattan sticks in Indonesia for engaging in same-sex sexual relations.
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Projection for the emergence of Putin’s ’Eurussian Empire’ over the next five years outlined step by step
The name alone carries a sinister weight – Eurussian Empire – an alliance of two once historically opposing forces, Europe and Russia.
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Rich supporter of Donald Trump wants to purchase a football club and ’make it great again’
A beauty influencer and Trump supporter has made a surprise bid for a Polish premier league club, promising to ‘make it great again.’
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Teen student ’who threw newborn baby to death’ from Paris hotel window in significant development
Mia McQuillin, 18, is charged with throwing her newborn baby - with the umbilical cord still attached - out of the window of an Ibis Styles Hotel in the French capital on Monday.
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Leaked recordings question the Greek account of the deadly shipwreck
Leaked audio instructions by Greek rescue co-ordinators have cast further doubt on Greece’s official version of events in the hours before a migrant boat sank along with up to 650 people onboard.
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Humanoid robot removed after ’attacking’ crowd of people at festival
This is the terrifying moment a humanoid robot suddenly appears to attack a large crowd at a festival.
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Anti-Trump sentiment leads to a significant increase in support for Canada’s Liberals
The ruling party was deeply unpopular, but the threat of US tariffs combined with the prospect of a new leader spurs a rise in the polls.
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Pro-Russia Bosnian Serb President Dodik sentenced for separatist actions
Milorad Dodik states he will reject any conviction following his repeated appeals for the Serb-administered region of Bosnia to unite with Serbia.
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Israel releases several Palestinian prisoners following Hamas’ return of the bodies of four hostages
Gaza ceasefire seems to be holding, but it’s unclear if the exchange will involve all 602 Palestinian prisoners who were scheduled for release on Saturday.
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Mystery of missing Brit Charlotte Peet ’solved’ - Brazil police say journalist is alive
Concerned family and friends hadn’t seen or heard from the 32-year-old since February 8, but detectives in Rio de Janeiro had been tracking her mobile phone and could even see selfies she was taking.
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It’s Jekyll and Hyde, says the son of the French surgeon accused of abusing 299 patients
Relatives of Joël Le Scouarnec, accused of sexually assaulting young patients, describe his split personality in court.
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Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu is under criminal investigation
A pro-Russia populist, who won the first round of an election that was later annulled, is suspected of communicating false information.
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Trump vows to impose 25% tariffs on the EU and claims the bloc was ’formed to undermine the US’
President states at the first cabinet meeting that levies would be applied ‘generally’ and that more details would be provided soon.
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Kyrgyz Supreme Court maintains prison sentences for journalists amid press freedom crackdown
Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court upheld prison sentences for two journalists accused of inciting mass unrest. This move was condemned by international rights groups as a blatant attack on press freedom.
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US authorities dismantle smuggling ring, indict 14 suspects
A federal indictment charges 14 individuals with operating a large-scale scheme to smuggle migrants into the U.S.
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Kyrgyzstan becomes a key hub for sanctioned car exports to Russia
Kyrgyzstan has become a key hub for rerouting exports of sanctioned cars to Russia. A Moscow-based dealership boasts a selection of luxury vehicles, obtained despite the sanctions.
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Unknown illness claims over 50 lives in north-west DRC
The outbreak, initially identified in three children who consumed a bat, has resulted in 431 cases and 53 deaths.
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French scientists sustain fusion reaction for 22 minutes, breaking Chinese record
In France, scientists have set a new record for maintaining plasma combustion inside a fusion reactor, surpassing China’s previous achievement by 25%.
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US military base on lockdown with people ’seeking shelter’
A military hub for US Navy operations in the Mediterranean is on lockdown due to an ‘ongoing situation’ this morning.
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Members of a Christian sect who watched an 8-year-old die receive lengthy prison sentences
The parents of an 8-year-old girl who died after they withheld her insulin, encouraged by members of a small Christian sect who believed God would save her, have been sentenced to at least 14 years in prison.
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American woman claims she has DNA ‘proof’ that she is Madeleine McCann
A 22-year-old American woman claims she is Madeleine McCann just days after a Polish woman who also claimed to be Madeleine was arrested for stalking her parents.
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British woman and partner ’allegedly shot dead by her estranged husband in France’
Alison Erb relocated overseas to begin a new life, but the 49-year-old woman was discovered dead alongside Loreto Di Salvatore in their apartment in the charming village of Roppentzwiller, France.